The Sahara Group has ambitious expansion programme in the State. “We intend to have a strong presence in retail, education and housing sectors in this State”, Subrata Roy, Sahara Group Chairman, said at a press conference held at Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) here on Saturday last. He also announced that a Tablet from Sahara stable would be in the market soon.
Mr. Roy said a Sahara team had already visited Kerala and taken stock of the market conditions. The finer points of the group's business plans were being worked out. Sahara already had a presence in the housing sector.
Mr. Roy said the emphasis of his ventures in the retail sector would be on quality which he believed was at a premium in retail stores.
Sahara would have one lakh retail outlets across the nation by March next year. The first of these would be opened in Rajasthan this March. Sahara retail outlets would open in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand by June. Sahara would also be in the education sector and reach homes through TV channels with quality educational programmes. Another major Sahara venture would be in the Tablet market. The design for Sahara tablet was ready. Mr. Roy was confident that a 7 inch tablet could be priced around Rs.5,000 and and 8 inch tablet about Rs.9,000.
